Lorien McKenna is joined by TSL producer Alex Alcheh for a really exciting exercise. Get out your pen and paper, make 4 quadrants and follow along. Lorien asks specific questions about YOUR LIFE to unlock the depth a character should have. They discuss character introductions and how most have such little specificity. Lorien highlights the import to ask questions of your own life so you can ask those questions about your characters. And, she gives one additional exercise within the exercise - The Trader Joe's Test. Looking for more support on your writing journey? Join Meg and Lorien inside TSL Workshops.Episode Links: Check out the TSL merch shop TSL on Instagram | TikTokThe Screenwriting Life is produced and edited by Alex Alcheh.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In the final episode of the season, the writer-director of Camp and the forthcoming Drinking and Driving sits down for a conversation about earthquakes, fake time, ego death and more.
